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Could vacuum airships go from steampunk fantasy to 21st century skies?

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Could vacuum airships go from steampunk fantasy to 21st century skies?

First imagined in the 17th century, blimps borne aloft by nothing but nothing are finally ready for lift off, carrying goods and even passengers in gondolas in the clouds

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Car Upside Down

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Driverless cars and the other biggest sci and tech fails of the decade

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What to expect from the cutting edge of science and tech in 2020

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What to expect from the cutting edge of science and tech in 2020

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Greta Thunberg

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We live in testing times, but there are many reasons to be optimistic

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2019's science stories

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Quiz of the year: Test your knowledge of 2019's science stories

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The next fast jet: a new approach to designing combat aircraft systems

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The next fast jet: a new approach to designing combat aircraft systems

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transparent solar cell

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Punching holes in solar cells turns them into transparent windows

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Concerns raised over Indian government's plan for face recognition

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Chloe Duckworth

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Reconstructing ancient technology: How our ancestors made tools

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How HBO's Silicon Valley excuses the tech industry's moral failings

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How HBO's Silicon Valley excuses the tech industry's moral failings

Silicon Valley, HBO's hit series about the tech industry, has real laugh-out loud moments. But it lets the bosses off lightly when it tries to skewer their dubious moments, says Chelsea Whyte in her latest TV column

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Australia’s push for hydrogen power may prop up fossil fuel industry

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Rapping STEM: A musical guide to science and technology

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How integrating with technology could make us superhuman

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Journeys to the moon: From Apollo onwards

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